Shirley House
SHIRLEY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078627
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Shirley House
- Statutory Address:
- SHIRLEY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 2002-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/07884/33
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael J. H. Bowden. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078627
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Shirley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHIRLEY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHIRLEY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newent
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 72058 26128
Details
SO 7226-7326 NEWENT HIGH STREET (west side)
12/157 Shirley House
2.10.54
GV II
House; probably early C18, may contain earlier work; altered early C20. Roughcast over plain plinth, brick right return; tiled roof. Five windows wide, L-plan, 2 storeys and attics. on left double boarded doors to carriageway, cambered head. 3-light mullion and transom window, early C20, flat head. Six-fielded panel door up 1 stone step, 4-pane rectangular fanlight, flat, cantilevered porch with moulded edge. Three-light and 2-light windows, otherwise similar; boarded door, flat head, up 1 stone step. First floor two 2-light windows as ground floor over carriageway. Three equally-spaced 2-light casement windows to right. Three-light casement window in gabled dormer on left, and over main door: between brick chimney forward of ridge: further brick chimney to rear on right: roof hipped at right end. Right return brick, with timber main post trapped part-way back. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SO7205826128
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125689
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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